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Nicodemus

1921 – 2011

Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv

Eastern Orthodox priest Metropolitan
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About Nicodemus

Lived 1921 – 2011 (aged 90). Nicodemus was a Russian and Ukrainian eastern Orthodox priest and metropolitan.

Metropolitan Nykodym, secular name Mykola Stepanovych Rusnak (; 18 April 1921 – 15 September 2011) was the Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv.

He was born in 1921 in Davydivtsi, Chernivtsi. On 6 January 1945, he took monastic tonsure and was ordained three months later, on 29 April 1945.

He died at the Bishops' residence in the Holy Intercession Monastery, Kharkiv, on 15 September 2011.

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Important facts

Born
18 April 1921, Davydivtsi
Birth century
20th century
Died
15 September 2011, Kharkiv
Occupation
Eastern Orthodox priest, metropolitan
Nationality
Kingdom of Romania, Soviet Union, Ukraine
Education
Moscow Theological Academy
Positions held
Metropolitan
Awards
Order of Honour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of Friendship of Peoples; Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class; Order of Merit, 1st class; Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 2nd class; Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 1st class; Order of Friendship; Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine; Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class; Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class
Also known as
Metropolitan Nicodemus, Nikolay Stepanovich Rusnak

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Nicodemus?

Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv (1921–2011)

When was Nicodemus born?

Nicodemus was born on 18 April 1921 in Davydivtsi.

When did Nicodemus die?

Nicodemus died on 15 September 2011 in Kharkiv.

What was Nicodemus's occupation?

Nicodemus was an eastern Orthodox priest and metropolitan.

What nationality was Nicodemus?

Nicodemus was Russian and Ukrainian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nicodemus

· Wikidata: Q545497

· DBpedia: Nykodym Rusnak

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